⊿ Point. {R} Glossary. ◢ Keyword: I. ◥ University. {q} PhD. {tr} Training. ⚫ UK. ↂ EndNote. ☢️ UoA. ☢️ Textual. ☢️ Semiotics. ☢️ {PM} Network. ☢️ Narrative. ☢️ Multivariate. ☢️ Ideological. ☢️ Genre. ☢️ Discourse. ☢️ Data Analysis. ☢️ CBA. ☢️ Content A' ☢️ Archival A' ☢️ Universe. ☢️ Textual. ☝️ [BS] Heigham. Interpretative phenomenological analysis. Taking part[edit] Sometimes IPA studies involve a close examination of the experiences and meaning-making activities of only one participant. Most frequently they draw on the accounts of a small number of people (6 has been suggested as a good number, although anywhere between 3 and 15 participants for a group study can be acceptable[3]).
In either case, participants are invited to take part precisely because they can offer the researcher some meaningful insight into the topic of the study; this is called purposive sampling [i.e. it is not randomised]. Usually, participants in an IPA study are expected to have certain experiences in common with one another: the small-scale nature of a basic IPA study shows how something is understood in a given context, and from a shared perspective, a method sometimes called homogeneous sampling. Data collection[edit] In IPA, researchers gather qualitative data from research participants using techniques such as interview, diaries, or focus group.